Photographic apparatus.



H. J. GMSMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS.

APPLICATION'HLED MAR. 29. I912.

1,249,612. Patented Dec. 11,1917.

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'rnoToenArHIo APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial No. 687,017.

Taall whom it ma'y concern:

Be it known that .I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, a. citizen of the United 'States, and resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York a'ndState of New York, have invented certain new and strip or member translucid, meaning thereby transparent, substantially transparent or translucent.

In carrying out my invention I provide means for supporting such strip, plate or member in such manner that it may be moved outside of the camera to enable it to be written upon, and may be moved within the camera in front of the sensitive surface of the film for exposure through the lens, to cause such designations upon the strip, plate or member to be photographed upon the film when thefilm is exposed in ordinary manner.

' My invention comprises novel details of im rovement and combinations of parts that bemore' fully hereinafter set forth and then ointed out in the claims. a

Re erence is to be had to the accompanyin drawings forming part hereof, wherein, %igure lis a partly broken plan view of a camera embodying my invention;

' Fig. Fig; 1;

2 .is a section on the line 2, 2, in

Fig. 3 is an end view of part of Fig. 1, looking from the right hand side;

Fig. 4 ,is an enlarged perspective new of the translucids-rip, plate, or member and its holder; Fi 5 is across section substantially on the line 5, '5, in Figs. 1 and 7;

Fig. 6 is a similar view, showing the translucid strip and its holder in a different position from that shown in Figs. 1 and 5,

' and Fig. 7 is a section on the line '4', T, in

Similar numeralsof reference ndicate torrespond-ingparts m the several views. 7

At 1 is indicated a camera or photographic apparatus which may, generally, be ofany' suitable or well-known construction, and may be adaptedfor use with films or senv sitized elements of any usual or well-known character, such as flexible films or; 'lates,

supported and operated in any-well own manner. The film is. showncarried by the spools 2, and adapted to receive light from a lens 3 in ordinary manner. At 4 is a strip,

slip, plate or ,member of translucid material, such as glass, gelatin,celluloid or the like, upon which may be written a name, t al, date, object photographed or otherde-. sired indication or designation, to be placed in front of the sensitive face of the film or plate to photograph such-indication thereon upon exposure of the'filmi'li-"The strip or plate 4 may have a roughened surface, as indicated at 4, as ground glass, for writing thereon as with a pencil, or may have a smooth surface adapted to receive manual markings according to the nature of the me- I have shown a holder 5 for said terial. strip or plate 4 to enable the latter to be inserted into and withdrawn from the camera. Said holder may be of any suitable construction adapted to permit the strip or plate 4 to be inserted and removed as required- I. hate shown said holder as provided with a recess forming jaws 5, receiving one edge of strip or plate 4; The holder 5 is shownsupported so as to be retained without or on the exterior of'theca-mrato permit. writing on the strip or plate, and to bemoved into the camera to retain the strip or plate in front of the sensitive surface of the film. While the holder may be supported for such purpose in any desired manner, I have shown the holder pivotally supported". near one of its ends adjacent one side of the-camera. For this purpose, holder 5 is carried by a shaft or stud .6 pivot'ally supported by the camera whereby said. holder may {be swung into and-substantially out. from the camera. To permitstrip 5 to pass through a side wall of the camera, I have shown one V ing through slot 1 into. the camera, when strip or plate 4 is exposed on the exterior of the camera, as in Fig. 6, I have shown means carried by the holder and the camera [to coact to fully close opening 1. For this purpose holder 5 is provided, at the edge opposite'strip 4, with aband, channel piece or bindin 7 of suitable material, the extended edges of which are at a distance from holder .5 and adapted to receive ribs 8, (Fig. 5), located along and o'n,opposite sidw of the inner edges of opening 1, whereby when the holder is in the position shown in Fig. 6,

slot or opening. 1, and lid 9 is adapted to be raised or swung away when strip or plate 4 is within the pocket or housing to permit writing upon such strip. For this purpose oov'er'or lid 9? of pocket. 9 is shown hinged, as at 10, at one side ofthe pocket .(see Figs. 5 and 6). To permit ready insertion of strip or plate 4 into and removal from holder 5,

. in a direction edgewise of the strip,-I hinge the side wall 9" of pocket 9 to the bottom l Wall by hinges 10 (Figs. 5 and 6), whereby the'lid and side wall may be swung away. The side wall 9"-may be held in place by one or more catchesor hooks 10*, Fig. 3. To retain holder .5 either of its operating positions, I have shown a spring 12 carried by pocket or housing 9 (see Fig. 7) and adapted to bear against the end 5 ofholder .5 when in the position shown in Fig. 7, and against the edge 5? of said holder when it is in the osition shown in Figs. 1 and 6, to

retain said holder from spontaneous move ment, and to permit said holder to be swung back and forth; as desired.

To permit-moving holder 5 ba ck and forth and to prevent light from striking through slot or opening 1 while the holder and strip f4are bein thus operated, I provide means operative with the hold'er'to keep cover 9 closed while strip or'plate'4 is in front of the film, and to release the cover when strip or plate 4 has been projected into pocket or housing 9, and slot or opening 1*, is closed by. the holder.

Toithis end 'I have shown an extension or finger 6, pro ecting from ,shaft 6, and arranged to extend over cover or lid 9 when the holder is turned to present strip 'orplate 4 in front of the fillIl,'2S in 'Fig. 1, and'to move to one side of the cover and release thesame when holder 5 has been moved outwardly into slot or ope-nmgl,

the edge of finger 6 at such time releasing cover 9. By this means assurance is given that, if the cover 9 has been placed over strip 4 while the latter is in pocket-or'housing 9, the cover will not be accidentally or otherwise opened while the-strip 4is in front of the film,-and that slot or openingrlf will be closed by the outward movement' of holder 5, before cover 9 can be raised.

I have shown strip or plate 4 beveled or tapered outwardly from its rear portion that is held in the holder, so as to prevent, as much as possible, the photographing upon the film or sensitized element of a line-that would correspond to an edge which might be produced by the ordinary thickness of the material of the strip. The holder 5 supports strip or plate 4 along one edge of the latter, whereby the holder is not exposed to the sensitive face of the film, so as not to cause.

sensitized element, -will move holder 5 and strip 4 outwardly into a pocket 9, thereby closing slot or opening 1, and will then raise cover 9. He may then write upon strip 9, as with a pencil, any desired designation, such as the name, date, object photographed, etc. He will then close cover 9" to exclude light, and turn holder 5 and strip or plate 4 into the camera in front of the port on of the film to be expose'd'to the lens, whereupon the tained in position, and light will be ex- 'cluded. The'photographing will then be done in the usual. way, and the writing on strip 4 will be photographed or fixed upon the film. The film-may then be moved along for another photograph, leaving the strip in such set position for photographing the:

use as before described, and so on. rips cover will bere.

on the stri for or plates maybe inserted in holder 5 whenever desired, or the same strip or plate may be used and written upon as often as desired, according to the material of such strip] also, that by t '-wi ll thus be understood, leaving strip 4 in pocket 9, or by not writing anything upon the strip, photographing may be done in usual manner, pro-ducing'lso no designations upon the film, but that when it is desired to produce designations upon the film, it will merely be necessary to write upon the strip, and place the same in front of the film as stated.

' By the term sensitized element I mean a sensitive film or plate of any well known character, and by the term strip I mean a translucid member of suitable material adapted to receive manual markings to be photographed upon the sensitized element when placed in' the field of exposure thereof.

Changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangements of parts set forth, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Vhile I have used the term camera in the claims to designate the apparatus to which my invention is applied, ii; is to be understood as meaning a device for holding the sensitized material in position for exposure, and so far as the invention is concerned, it is immaterial whether a lens and shutter form a part ofthe structure of the holder or not, or whether the holder is a separate structure to be; applied to a camera.

In so far as the feature of manually applying designations to a strip outside of the camera or holder and then light printing such designations upon thesensitized element by the light passing from the lens, this application is a continuation of my former application,Serial No. 616,428, filed March 23rd, 1911.

It will be noted that the flange 7 on the holder for the translucid strip and the easing formed by parts 9, 9 and 9 constitute what might be termed a light lock or pocket in that the strip is movable into the pocket when the outer part is inclosed and then after-the flange? closes against the casing, the outer part.may be opened and the strip exposed for writing without liability of foggin the sensitized material.

liin'ing now described my invention what I=c aim is 1. The combination with a camera, of a holder for supporting a. translucid strip in front of the contained sensitized material, said camerahaving an opening for the pas sage of the strip to a position to be writ ten upon and means for closing said open ing, and means to support the strip while being written upon outside the field of exposure.

2. The combination with a camera, of a I holder for supporting a translucid strip in front of the contained sensitized material,

said camera having an opening for the .passage of the strip, said holder having means for closing said opening when the strip is passed outside the camera.

3. The combination with a camera provided with an opening for the passage of.

a translucid strip, of a holder for said strip movably supported by the camera topermit the strip to enter the camera said holder being provided with means to close said opening when said strip is moved outside the camera.

4. The combination with a camera having an opening for the passage of a trans. lucid strip, of a laterally movable holder adapted to hold the strip projected on one side of said opening, and means on the holder to close said opening when the strip is projected therefrom- 5. The combination with a camera having an opening for the passage of a translucid strip, of a holder adapted to hold the strip projected on one side of said opening, said holder having means to close said opening when the strip is projected outing an opening for the passage of a translucid strip and ribs adjacent the inner edges of said opening, of a holder adapted to hold the strip at one side of the holder and to project the strip from said opening, said holder having a channel piece on the side opposite the strip to coact with said 'ribsto close said opening when the strip is projected outwardly.

8. The combination with a camera having an opening and a pocket alined with said opening, said pocket having a movable wall, of a translucid strip adapted to project through saidopening into said pocket,

l (l (l and means for movably supporting I said I strip either in front of the sensitized element in the camera or within the pocket. g

9. The combination with a camera having an opening and a pocket alined with said opening, said pocket havinga movable closure for the pocket, of a translucid strip adapted to project through said opening into said pocket. and means for movablynsup porting said strip to hold it either in front of the sensitized element contained in the camera or in said pocket.

10. The combinatiolrwith a camera :having an opening, and a pocket alined wlth said opemng, said pocket having a movable wall, of a holder for a translucid strip adapted alternatively to project the strip through said opening into the pocketuor to hold the strip in front of the contained-sensitized element, means for supportingand operating said holder, and means controlled by said first named means for retaining adapted alternatively said wall closed when the strip is out ofthe pocket.

11. The combination with a camera haw ing an opening, and a pocket alined with said opening, said pocket having a movable wall, of a holder for a translucid strip adapted alternatively to project the strip through said opening into the pocket or to hold the strip in front of the contained sensitized'element, and means for supporting and operating said holder, said means having a member to hold said wall closed when the strip is out of the pocket.

12. The combination with a camera having an opening and a pocket alined with said opening, said pocket having amovable wall,,of .a holder for a translucid strip to project the strip through said opening into the pocket or to hold the strip in front of the contained sensitized element, and a shaft movably supporting said holder and provided with a member to coact with said wall to hold the latter closed when the strip is out of the pocket and to release said wall when the strip is in the pocket.

13. The combination with a camera provided with'an opening for the passage of a translucid strip, of a holder adapted to project the stripv through said opening, means to pivotally support said holder on the camera, and a spring coacting with said holder alternatively to retain the strip in front of the contained sensitized element or to retain the strip projected outside said opening. a

14. A camera provided with an opening and with means to movably support a trans lucid strip. so that it may be either located within the camera in front of the contained sensitized. element or may be projected outsidethe camera casing through the opening and means to prevent light from strikingthrough said opening into the camera while the strip is being moved relatively thereto.

15. A camera provided with an opening and with means to movably su ort a translucid strip so that it may be either located within the'camera in front of the contained sensitized element or may be projected outside the camera casing through the opening, and means to prevent light from striking through said opening into the camera while the strip is being moved relatively to the and means to prevent light from striking sensitized element.

16. A camera provided with an opening and With means to movably support a translucid strip so that it may be either located within the camera in front of the contained sensitized 'element or may be projected outside the camera casing through the opening through said opening into the camera while the strip is being removed therefrom.

17, A. camera provided with an opening and lwith means to movably support a translucir tained sensitized element or within said pocket, and means to prevent light from entering the camera when the strip is moved through the opening.

-19. A camera rovided with an opening and having a pocliet outside the camera casing and registering with said opening, a rest within said pocket, a'translucid strip, and movable means-for movably'suppor'ting said strip either in said pocketin" osition to bear upon said rest or in front 0 the sensitized element in. the camera.

20. The combination with a container for I sensitized photo which light may e admitted, of a translucid strip adapted to receive markings to be light printed on the sensitized mate-rial,

means whereby the strip may be moved either into the container to intercept light passing to said material, or outside of the container and a light lock outside the container into which said strip is moved and which may be opened to permit writing on the rip.

21. The combination with acontainer for sensitized photographic material, into which light may be admitted and which has an opening therein, of a translucid strip adapted to receive markings to be light printed on the sensitized material and means whereby the strip may be moved either into the con tainer to intercept light passing to said material or through the opening to the'out-.

aphic material and into.

having an opening therein, of a translucid strip, means whereby the strip is movable through said opening either-into a posit on in the container to intercept light passing to the sensitized material or to a position to project outside the container and means for preventing the entrance of light to. the con tainer during and after the passage of said strip through the opening.

23'. ;The combination with a container for a photographic sensitive element, said contamer havin a light aperture for the'exposure of sald element and a supplemental opening, a light lock for said opening, of a writing strip capable of bearing designating marks and of transmitting light, a movable support to hold said strip between the sensitive element and the light aperture for recording the markings on the element and a manipulator for the support projecting exteriorly through said opening when the strip is held in such recording position, said-strip being movable through the opening by means of the manipulator.

24. The combination with a container in which sensitized photographic material is adapted to be exposed, said container having an opening to the exterior, of a holder for a strip of material adapted to contain markings, said holder being pivoted to the container on an axis extending perpendicular to the lane of exposure of the sensitized materia said holder being adapted to move the strip either to project outside the container through the opening or inside the container in front of the sensitized element and means for preventing the passage of light through said opening.

25. The combination with a container in which sensitized photographic material is adapted to be exposed, said container having an opening to the exterior, of a strip of translucent material adapted to receive markings thereon and to be passedthrough said opening into proximity to the film to be exposed, means for preventing the assage of light into the holder, and means f dr moving said strip into and out of proximity to the contained sensitized material while protected from light.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 28th day of lllarch, A. D. 1912.

HENRY J. GAISMAN.

Vvitnesses I i T. F. BOURNE,

MARIE F; W'AINWRIGHT. 

